April 1st, 2008 Xenon Strobe
It’s a pretty simple circuit which some of you may be able to figure out, but I’ll include this description for beginners and others of you who may not be as familiar with the characteristics of Xenon tubes.
As the power comes in, it passes through the large current limiting resistor which we will refer to as R1. This resistor’s purpose is to prevent the current input from the AC line from maintaining the arc in the Xenon tube. If this did occur, the high current would place excessive wear on the electrodes. Also, undesirable metal haze would be deposited on the inside of the tube which would reflect heat back and further shorten its life.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
[...] It’s a pretty simple circuit which some of you may be able to figure out, but I’ll include this description for beginners and others of you who may not be as familiar with the characteristics of Xenon tubes. As the power comes in, it passes through the large current limiting resistor which we will refer to as R1. This resistor’s purpose is to prevent the current input from the AC line from maintaining the arc in the Xenon tube. If this did occur, the high current would place excessive wear on the electrodes. Also, undesirable metal haze would be deposited on the inside of the tube which would reflect heat back and further shorten its life. [via] [...]
May 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I’d like to work with someone to design a xenon strobe unit that could be capable of a 1-microsecond pulse. The repeat rate would be around 1 to 2 seconds — very slow. The intesity is not that important but the speed is the main thing.
Is there any combination of bulb and circuit that can to this?
I’d be willing to generously fund the design if I can get the help.
Regards, Brian
May 21st, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hello Brian and welcome to Youritronics. At the moment I’m working on lots of personal projects and i cannot assist you in designing that circuit. But if you do a little more research you could find something already made like something commercial with the speed of the blink variable. Good Luck